ported2browserTHE INDEPENDENT FIELD GUIDE

STRATEGY / BROWSER ADAPTATION

Freeciv-web.

Build cities, gather resources and guide a civilization through a turn-based campaign. Freeciv-web adapts the open-source Freeciv project for the browser, with single-player and multiplayer options described by its maintainers.

Browser adaptationPointer first
Open original game ↗ (opens a new tab)

Opens the project’s game host.

Freeciv-web project illustration
The project’s published 2D screenshot. It illustrates the interface, not a session played by this site. Source & credits (opens a new tab)
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YOUR FIRST SESSION

Your first few moves.

Jump to controls ↓
  1. 01

    Choose single player

    Learn the interface against AI before arranging a game with other people.

  2. 02

    Learn one city

    Find its production, worked tiles and research controls before expanding.

  3. 03

    Check the turn

    Look for idle units and unfinished decisions before ending it.

KEEP THIS HANDY

Controls at a glance.

Pointer
Select units, cities and interface controls.
Turn controls
Use the chosen client’s own turn and unit commands.

Your cities are doing several jobs

Freeciv combines settlement growth, technology, government and military decisions. Opening a city is a useful first habit: what it produces now affects the options available on later turns. The exact units, costs and victory conditions depend on the server’s ruleset.

Choose a client you can read comfortably

The project provides a 2D HTML5 client and a 3D WebGL client. For learning, choose the view in which city labels and unit selections are easiest to read. A 3D view adds a graphics requirement; it does not make a campaign more complete.

Make a small plan before expanding

As a starting approach, learn how one city grows and how one unit moves, then build outward. This is editorial advice for learning the interface. Use the selected host’s help when you need the exact rules for terrain, diplomacy or research.

Freeciv-web original project media
The project’s separate WebGL screenshot shows its 3D client. Availability depends on the server you choose.
BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE TAB

What happens to your progress?

Depends on the selected server and account.

Check the save and backup guide ↗

A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS

Before the next click.

Is this the desktop Freeciv application?

It is a browser adaptation with its own web client and hosting setup. Read the linked server’s rules and version information before comparing it with a desktop installation.

Can I play with other people?

The upstream project documents multiplayer as well as single player against AI. Availability and joining rules belong to the server you choose.

Does the guide keep my civilization save?

No. This site links to the host. Check its saving and account options before leaving a campaign.

KEEP GOING

A useful next read.

Choose a game for the controls you have. ↗

Follow the source.

Freeciv-web contributors. Licence notice. AGPL / GPL; individual asset terms apply.

Latest collected source change: Merge pull request #881 from cazfi/srvup (opens a new tab) . Repository activity does not identify the hosted game version.

All media and source credits ↗
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